Ron Blazier vs. Sam Lanford — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Lanford
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Lanford built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Blazier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Lanford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.14 and WHIP 2.143 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Sam Lanford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Sam Lanford

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
10.86
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
12.86
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.86
10.86
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
40.4
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
48.86
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.97
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
12.86
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
36.39
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
38.57
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.4
40.4
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Sam Lanford

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Sam Lanford

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
61.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
82.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Lanford
Career
Per 600 PA